The NFL Draft is officially here! While the Chicago Bears won’t be on the clock until Friday night barring a trade, that hasn’t stopped analysts everywhere from predicting who GM Ryan Poles may take. Here’s a look at what some national and local analysts are saying the Bears should do with their picks this weekend.
Dane Brugler, The Athletic
2nd Round, Pick 39: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
2nd Round, Pick 48: Perrion Winfrey, DT, Oklahoma
3rd Round, Pick 71: Darian Kinnard, OL, Kentucky
5th Round, Pick 148: Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame
5th Round, Pick 150: CorDale Flott, CB, LSU
6th Round, Pick 186: Smoke Monday, S, Auburn
Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay, ESPN.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: Kenyon Green, OG, Texas A&M
2nd Round, Pick 48: Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
3rd Round, Pick 71: Josh Paschal, DE, Kentucky
Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune
2nd Round, Pick 39: Logan Hall, DL, Houston
2nd Round, Pick 48: Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan
Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic
2nd Round, Pick 45 (TRADE WITH ATL): Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
2nd Round, Pick 48: Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
3rd Round, Pick 71: Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati
4th Round, Pick 114 (TRADE WITH ATL): Luke Fortner, OG, Kentucky
5th Round, Pick 148: Tyquan Thornton, WR, Baylor
5th Round, Pick 150: Jesse Luketa, EDGE, Penn State
6th Round, Pick 186: Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State
7th Round, Pick 236 (TRADE WITH LAC): Kalia Davis, DT, Central Florida
Adam Jahns, The Athletic
2nd Round, Pick 45 (TRADE WITH ATL): Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor
2nd Round, Pick 48: Logan Hall, DL, Houston
3rd Round, Pick 71: Alec Pierce, WR, Cincinnati
4th Round, Pick 114 (TRADE WITH ATL): Rasheed Walker, OT, Penn State
5th Round, Pick 148: Damarri Mathis, CB, Pittsburgh
5th Round, Pick 150: Velus Jones Jr., WR, Tennessee
6th Round, Pick 186: Dane Belton, S, Iowa
7th Round, Pick 236 (TRADE WITH LAC): Chasen Hynes, OG, LSU
Chad Reuter, NFL.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas
2nd Round, Pick 48: Arnold Ebiketie, EDGE, Penn State
3rd Round, Pick 71: Tariq Woolen, CB, Texas-San Antonio
5th Round, Pick 148: Tycen Anderson, S, Toledo
5th Round, Pick 150: Spencer Burford, OG, Texas-San Antonio
6th Round, Pick 186: Lecitus Smith, OG, Virginia Tech
Walter Cherepinsky, WalterFootball.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: David Ojabo, DE/OLB, Michigan
2nd Round, Pick 48: Wan’Dale Robinson , WR, Kentucky
3rd Round, Pick 71: Nick Petit-Frere, OT, Ohio State
5th Round, Pick 148: Damarri Mathis, CB, Pittsburgh
5th Round, Pick 150: Tyquan Thornton, WR, Baylor
6th Round, Pick 186: Daniel Hardy, DE, Montana State
Mark Schofield, USA Today
2nd Round, Pick 39: Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan
2nd Round, Pick 48: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
3rd Round, Pick 71: Marcus Jones, CB, Houston
Alex Shapiro, NBC Sports Chicago
2nd Round, Pick 39: Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington
2nd Round, Pick 48: Logan Hall, DL, Houston
3rd Round, Pick 71: Jamaree Salyer, OT, Georgia
5th Round, Pick 148: Tyquan Thornton, WR, Baylor
5th Round, Pick 150: Josh Jobe, CB, Alabama
6th Round, Pick 186: Joshua Ezeudu, OG, North Carolina
Matt Miller, ESPN.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
2nd Round, Pick 48: Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT, Ohio State
3rd Round, Pick 71: Martin Emerson, CB, Mississippi State
5th Round, Pick 148: Matt Waletzko, OT, North Dakota
5th Round, Pick 150: Kyle Philips, WR, UCLA
6th Round, Pick 186: Christopher Hinton, DT, Michigan
Stephen Johnson, ChiCitySports
2nd Round, Pick 39: Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa
2nd Round, Pick 48: Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan
3rd Round, Pick 71: Sam Williams, EDGE, Mississippi
5th Round, Pick 148: Mario Goodrich, CB, Clemson
5th Round, Pick 150: Justin Shaffer, OG, Georgia
6th Round, Pick 186: Matt Araiza, P, San Diego State
Chris Trapasso, CBSSports.com
1st Round, Pick 18 (TRADE WITH PHI): Trevor Penning, OL, Northern Iowa
3rd Round, Pick 74 (TRADE WITH ATL): Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama
5th Round, Pick 148: Akayleb Evans, CB, Missouri
5th Round, Pick 150: Cole Turner, TE, Nevada
6th Round, Pick 190: Charleston Rambo, WR, Miami
6th Round, Pick 208 (TRADE WITH PIT): Jean Delance, OT, Florida
7th Round, Pick 241 (TRADE WITH PIT): Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M
Luke Easterling, USA Today
2nd Round, Pick 39: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
2nd Round, Pick 48: Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
3rd Round, Pick 71: Nicholas Petit-Frere, OT, Ohio State
5th Round, Pick 148: Isaiah Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
5th Round, Pick 150: Thomas Booker, DL, Stanford
6th Round, Pick 186: D’Marco Jackson, LB, Appalachian State
Vinnie Iyer, SportingNews.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
2nd Round, Pick 48: Daniel Faalele, OT, Minnesota
3rd Round, Pick 71: Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama
5th Round, Pick 148: Dominique Robinson, EDGE, Miami (Ohio)
5th Round, Pick 150: Kerby Joseph, S, Illinois
6th Round, Pick 186: Kyle Phillips, WR, UCLA
Tony Pauline, Pro Football Network
2nd Round, Pick 39: Luke Goedeke, OL, Central Michigan
2nd Round, Pick 48: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
3rd Round, Pick 71: Cam Taylor-Britt, CB, Nebraska
Josh Edwards, CBSSports.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
2nd Round, Pick 48: Darian Kinnard, OG, Kentucky
3rd Round, Pick 71: Dylan Parham, OG, Memphis
Seth Galina, Pro Football Focus
2nd Round, Pick 39: George Pickens, WR, Georgia
2nd Round, Pick 48: Logan Hall, DL, Houston
3rd Round, Pick 71: Jamaree Salyer, OT, Georgia
Tankathon.com
2nd Round, Pick 39: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
2nd Round, Pick 48: Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
3rd Round, Pick 71: Cole Strange, IOL, Chattanooga
Gene Chamberlain, SI’s Bear Digest
2nd Round, Pick 39: George Pickens, WR, Georgia
2nd Round, Pick 48: Perrion Winfrey, DT, Oklahoma
3rd Round, Pick 71: Abraham Lucas, OT, Washington State
5th Round, Pick 148: Josh Jobe, CB, Alabama
5th Round, Pick 150: Lecitus Smith, OG, Virginia Tech
6th Round, Pick 186: Damarri Mathis, CB, Pittsburgh
Bears Wire Staff
2nd Round, Pick 39: Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
2nd Round, Pick 48: Jalen Pitre, S, Baylor
3rd Round, Pick 71: Sam Williams, EDGE, Mississippi
5th Round, Pick 148: Danny Gray, WR, SMU
5th Round, Pick 150: Chigoziem Okonkwo, TE, Maryland
6th Round, Pick 186: Logan Bruss, OL, Wisconsin
The NFL Draft kicks off Thursday April 28th at 7 p.m. with TV coverage on ABC and ESPN.
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